A IS FOR ANYTHING CHRISTMAS GOES, AND B IS FOR BERRIES

 A is for ANYTHING CHRISTMAS

B is for BERRIES

Hello crafty friends!  It's time for me to share my first card being back on the design team at the ABC Christmas Challenge!  I'm sure most of you know how the challenge works, but for those who don't; we spend the year going through the letters of the alphabet 2 or 3 per month and pick themes to go with each letter.  Then the design team creates Christmas cards based on the themes, and we invite everyone to join in!  It really is fun to see how the themes can be interpreted. The host of each challenge picks her Top 5 favorites from the link entries, and one lucky participant wins a prize!  This challenge is a great way to help get those Christmas cards made throughout the year, and the themes are a great starting point.

So, now that I have explained how the challenge works, let me show you my Anything Christmas card:

Actually, I made 2 very similar cards:

The beautiful pattern on the cards is from the intricate Lacy Edge stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.  This stencil is a 6x9 size, so I borrowed a page from Jennifer McGuire's book of tricks and stenciled 2 panels at once.  This video is the one I had in mind.  I used Gina K's beautiful Light, Medium, and Dark Spruce inks and a blending brush to achieve this look.  I mounted each panel onto gold mirror cardstock from Michael's, and mounted that to a green shimmer paper, also from Michael's.  The rectangular panels were die cut with Spellbinders A2 Card Creator dies, and the green shimmer paper was die cut with a Gina Marie Designs Nested Scalloped Stitched Rectangle die.  The elegant Noel sentiment is also from Gina Marie Designs, and I cut that from the same gold mirror cardstock and also from the green shimmer to act as a shadow layer.

I think these cards came out so pretty, and I really want to make more in other colors, and even for other occasions, as I think the Lacy Edge stencil can be used for pretty much anything If you decide that you NEED  this stencil in your stash, you can use my code MarieFan10 to save on your entire order, with the exception of the Master Creator Bundles.

CHALLENGES:

12 Months of Christmas Link Up #108:  ATG Christmas

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog #54:  ATG

Crafty Calendar Jan'24:  ATG

Love To Craft Challenge Blog #78:  ATG

Mix It Up Challenge Blog #69:  ATG

613 Avenue Create Jan '24:  ATG

Crafts Galore Encore #119:  ATG (1/3)

The Paper Funday #61:  ATG

A Place to Start Jan '24:  ATG

SheepSki Designs #82:  ATG

Mirtillamente #27:  ATG

Morgan's ArtWorld #72:  ATG

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday Jan '24:  ATG

StarStampz #54:  ATG

Ally's Angels #78:  ATG

Crazy is our Fame - STENCILS Are Our Game:  ATG w/a stencil

Gem of a Challenge:  ATG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #221:  ATG

Word Art Wednesday #629 - #630:  ATG

Holly and Ivy #154:  ATG

Peace on Earth #55:  ATG Christmas

Crafty Catz #663:  ATG

Krafty Chicks #698:  Christmas

Daisy Chain #81:  No Design Paper

That's all for now, my friends!  Don't forget to drop by the ABC Christmas Challenge blog to see what the rest of the design team members have created, and to add your Christmas cards to the linky! Until next time, take care!

~ Marie